September 2023

Thank you for all the ways you give to HomeAid Atlanta! Your support is making a difference. Volunteers, builders, tradespeople, and local teens are giving their time, materials, and expertise to our projects and outreach initiatives. Your foundation of support is transforming lives, like Paul's, who you will meet in the Care Day story below. Because of all the ways you give, Paul and many others are inspired to give back too.

Join the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association Young Professionals Group in packing 500 CareKits for Project U First. We've set our fundraising goal of $2,500 to purchase CareKit supplies and need your donations to help reach our goal!

CareKits provide basic hygiene items and more for people struggling with homelessness. Donations are 100% tax-deductible.

Donate by October 20.

Who HomeAid Helps

The Septebmer 15 HomeAid Care Day provided a savings of over $9,500 for Making A Way Housing (MAWH). The funds saved can be used to directly help people who come to MAWH in search of a safe place to make a new start, like Paul.

Paul began using drugs and alcohol at age 14. His drug use became a daily habit causing him to lose his job working at a major airline. He struggled to juggle working, being a responsible adult to his two children, and using drugs. After two failed marriages and years of instability, he lived on the streets of Atlanta for 25 years. During that time, he was arrested several times and sought treatment when he hit rock bottom, living under a bridge. After getting sober with help from the Salvation Army, Paul moved to Making A Way Housing. Once he completed the program at MAWH, he was hired as overnight staff. He then began to pursue certification to become a substance abuse counselor and attend college. “I am so grateful to Making A Way Housing for giving me an opportunity to pursue my dream. I know now that anything is possible,” said Paul.

HomeAid Atlanta has seven construction projects in progress, and more in the works.

Breakthru House

For 52 years, Breakthru House has served low-income women and their children struggling with addiction by providing a long-term residential program to empower women to achieve recovery. HomeAid and Taylor Morrison are constructing two new homes, which will grow Breakthru House’s capacity from 28 women in recovery to 48.

Veterans Empowerment Organization (VEO)

We're in the early phases of renovating a nine-unit apartment building with Lennar for VEO in Atlanta.

On September 22, we met with The Home Depot to explore transforming the red clay pictured here into a greenspace for the veterans at VEO (right). If all goes as planned, the outdoor area will be transformed by Veterans Day! VEO empowers veterans to independently access communities of support and achieve self-sufficiency.

Covenant House

On September 18, we visited Covenant House Georgia to explore the potential for a new project to make needed repairs to cottages for youth experiencing homelessness. We were joined by our friends Ashton Woods Homes and Starlight Homes, plus their trade partners Northwest Plumbing, Wade Electric, All Seasons Exteriors, Strathmore Floors and Cabinets, Vis Viva Heating and Air, and Southern Design Landscaping.

The Northview Church Teen & Middle School Ministry packed 500 HomeAid CareKits on August 30. CareKits provide basic hygiene items and more for people struggling with homelessness. The CareKits were divided between DeKalb Library Foundation and North Fulton Community Charities, who distributed them to people in need.

We're looking forward to the sold out Hope & Homes Golf Tournament, presented by Trailblazer Mortgage, coming up on October 16, 2023, at TPC Sugarloaf! With our biggest field ever - 184 golfers - it's sure to be a great day of fun in support of HomeAid's work to build a future without homelessness.

Thank you to our generous sponsors, all golfers, and volunteers for making this event possible! We'll see you on October 16!

GAHBA Members Support HomeAid Atlanta

When you renew your Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association (GAHBA) membership, or register for a GAHBA meeting or event, you have an opportunity to make a 100% tax-deductible donation to HomeAid Atlanta.

Check out the GAHBA's upcoming events.